The past and promise of Cassini’s legacy

Almost two years after it ended, NASA’s most successful probe is still proving answers, and generating fresh questions. Richard A Lovett reports.

Cassini reveals new sculpting in Saturn rings

As NASA's Cassini dove close to Saturn in its final year, the spacecraft provided intricate detail on the workings of Saturn's complex rings, new analysis shows.

Scientists describe 'propellers, waves and speckles' in close-up views of Saturn's spectacular rings

Saturn's rings are a complex mix of stripes, speckled textures and other odd features that appear to be sculpted by the planet's moons. ...

Propellers, Waves, and Gaps: Cassini’s Last Looks at Saturn’s Rings

Cassini's view of Saturn on January 2, 2010. (Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute) Since Cassini plunged into Saturn’s atmosphere in 2017, ending its 13-year mission, scientists ...

A last close-up of Saturn’s rings reveals the mark of its moons

Nature, Published online: 13 June 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01849-5Despite their small size, some of the planet’s moons create clumps and ripples in its brilliant halo.

The origin of Saturn's rings and moons

Close-range remote sensing of Saturns rings during Cassinis ring-grazing orbits and Grand Finale

Saturn’s rings are an accessible exemplar of an astrophysical disk, tracing the Saturn system’s dynamical processes and history. We present close-range remote-sensing observations ...

Saturn's moon Mimas, a snowplow in the planet's rings

The Solar System's second largest planet both in mass and size, Saturn is best known for its rings. These are divided by a wide band, the Cassini Division, whose formation was poorly understood ...

NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft Shows New Sculpting in Saturn’s Rings

Saturn is known for its complex rings and NASA’s Cassini spacecraft unveiled more details on their intricate textures, colors, and temperatures. Even though Cassini’s mission concluded ...

Saturn's moons may have 'sculpted' its famous rings, new study suggests

They're the solar system's most iconic feature, but how and when Saturn's rings formed have remained a mystery for centuries.       

Origins of Saturn's rings are uncovered thanks to data from NASA's Cassini probe

An international team, including experts from the Carl Sagan Center for the Study of Life in the Universe and Queen Mary University of London, have been studying data captured by Cassini.

Yes, Saturn's Rings Are Awesome — NASA's Cassini Showed Us Just HOW Awesome.

When the solar system decided it liked Saturn and wanted to put a ring on it, it put together the most stunning, complex puzzle ring possible.

UCF is part of NASA Cassini mission that reveals new details about Saturn's rings

In a new paper that appeared in Science on Friday and includes two University of Central Florida co-authors, researchers are offering glimpses into the nature and composition of Saturn's legendary ...

Cassini flyby data of Saturn's C ring prompts plateau puzzlement

Spectral information about Saturn's rings sent by NASA's Cassini spacecraft nearly two years ago was intended to uncover definitive scientific answers. Instead, it triggered more questions about ...